Recent Articles in Books: children & YA

I Love my Bike by Simon Mole
Jul 6, 2021

I Love my Bike is a delightful and enchanting book, written by Simon Mole and illustrated by Sam Usher, reviewed by Christine Mayle.

Little Brown Bear Picture Books
Jun 28, 2021

Who wouldn’t love Little Brown Bear? He tries his best and is a good friend to others. These two books, It’s OK to Make Mistakes and It’s OK to Need a Friend, provide perfect scenarios with which to introduce important moral and social themes with young children, writes Christine Mayle.

What If, Pig? by Linzie Hunter
Jun 24, 2021

What If, Pig? by Linzie Hunter is the perfect book for small children who worry, are anxious and overthink especially during these difficult times, writes Anne Coates.

The Deep Blue by Charlotte Guillain
Jun 9, 2021

The Deep Blue by Charlotte Guillain and illustrated by Lou Baker Smith is a "stepping stone" book for those children developing an interest in the natural world around them and investigating more descriptive language in their reading, speaking and listening. Christine Mayle reviews.

 

The Bench by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex
Jun 8, 2021

With illustrations by award-winning Christian Robinson, The Bench by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex is a charming love song for her husband and son, and all fathers and sons. Anne Coates reviews.

The Ghost in the Garden by Elly Griffiths
May 25, 2021

The Ghost in the Garden is the third book in the A Girl Called Justice series by Elly Griffiths. Anne Coates loved it.

Bad Apple by Hugh Lewis Jones and Ben Sanders
May 20, 2021

Helen Burrows and  her son were delighted to be reading Bad Apple a fabulous picture book by Edward Hemingway. 

Percy the Park Keeper: Nature Trail Activity Book
May 13, 2021

Percy the Park Keeper: Nature Trail Activity Book

Albert, Upside Down by Ian Brown and Eoin Clarke
May 10, 2021

Albert, Upside Down by Ian Brown and Eoin Clarke – a charming, delightfully illustrated children’s book, reviewed Christine Mayle.

Oscar’s Book Prize 2021 Shortlist
Apr 14, 2021

Now in its eighth year, Oscar’s Book Prize celebrates the best in storytelling for under-fives, crowning the UK’s best picture book. The prize was created to remember Oscar Ashton, who was three-and-a-half when he died from an undetected heart condition in 2012.

Curls by Ruth Forman and Geneva Bowers
Feb 5, 2021

Curls written by Ruth Forman and illustrated Geneva Bowers is an affirming board book for those with black hair, reviewed by Anne Coates.

Blended by Sharon M. Draper
Dec 14, 2020

Sharon M. Draper's beautifully written novel, Blended about an eleven-year-old's struggle to be herself not what or how other people see her. Review by Anne Coates.